Most Recent Documents for Millard North High School

The Structure and Function of Macromolecules
The structure of macromolecules
Most macromolecules (polymers) are composed of large chains of repeated
molecules
Polymers long chains of repeated subunits called monomers
Starch is a polymer composed of gl

Amendments
Amendment 1
Freedom of speech, press, religion, petition, and
assembly
Protects unpopular views & guarantees everyone the
right of free expression
Assembly- right of the people to assemble and express
views on public matters
Govt restricti

Cellular Respiration:
Please explain in detail cellular respiration. Be sure to include what is
needed to start, what is produced in each step
Catabolic pathways oxidizing organic fuels
Two types of Catabolic Pathways in Respiration
Fermentation- the

Political Parties
Political party- group of persons who seek to
control government by winning elections and
holding offices
2 major parties: republican and democratic
American parties are elected- oriented
5 functions of political parties
1. Nominate

Outline of the constitution
Constitution- the basic principles upon which government in the
united states was built
Supremacy clause- sets up constitution as the law of our land
It is a fairly brief document
Organized into 8 sections, the preamble and 7

Types of fermentation
Fermentation consists of glycolysis plus
reactions that regenerate NAD+ which can
be reused by glycolysis
Two common types
Alcohol fermentation
Lactic acid fermentation
In alcohol fermentation
Pyruvate to ethanol
Two steps
With

Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis- light to food
Most of the energy for life on earth comes
from the sun
Autotrophs- harness the energy for the
sun and store it in organic compounds,
known as producers
Still have to go through cell respiration
Doesnt need

Government and the State
Government- institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
4 characteristics of a State
Population- must have people, # does not directly relate to its existence
Territory- a state must be comprised o

Water and the Fitness of the Environment
Water Molecule Structure
1 Oxygen, 2 Hydrogen
Polar covalent bond
O is more electronegative than H
Makes it a polar molecule
Molecule w an unequal distribution of charge
The bond between two water molecules a

Carbon and Molecular Diversity of Life
Vitalism- The idea that organic compounds arise only in organisms, was disproved
when chemists synthesized these compounds
Mechanism- the view that all natural phenomena are governed by physical and
chemical laws

The Structure and Function of Macromolecules
The structure of macromolecules
Most macromolecules (polymers) are composed of large chains of repeated
molecules
Polymers long chains of repeated subunits called monomers
Starch is a polymer composed of gl

Water and the Fitness of the Environment
Water Molecule Structure
1 Oxygen, 2 Hydrogen
Polar covalent bond
O is more electronegative than H
Makes it a polar molecule
Molecule w an unequal distribution of charge
The bond between two water molecules a

Carbon and Molecular Diversity of Life
Vitalism- The idea that organic compounds arise only in organisms, was disproved
when chemists synthesized these compounds
Mechanism- the view that all natural phenomena are governed by physical and
chemical laws